2011 Avispa Fukuoka season

Avispa Fukuoka
2011 season
Manager	Yoshiyuki Shinoda; Tetsuya Asano
J. League Division 1	17th (relegated)
Emperor's Cup	Third round
J. League Cup	First round
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2011 Avispa Fukuoka season was Avispa Fukuoka's first season in J. League Division 1 since 2006, and 8th overall in the top division. It also includes the 2011 J. League Cup, and the 2011 Emperor's Cup. Avispa Fukuoka finished the J. League season in 17th place and were relegated to the 2012 J. League Division 2.

Players[]

Competitions[]

J. League[]

Final standing[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kashiwa Reysol (C)	34	23	3	8	65	42	+23	72	Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage^[a]
2	Nagoya Grampus	34	21	8	5	67	36	+31	71
3	Gamba Osaka	34	21	7	6	78	51	+27	70
4	Vegalta Sendai	34	14	14	6	39	25	+14	56
5	Yokohama F. Marinos	34	16	8	10	46	40	+6	56
6	Kashima Antlers	34	13	11	10	53	40	+13	50
7	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	34	14	8	12	52	49	+3	50
8	Júbilo Iwata	34	13	8	13	53	45	+8	47
9	Vissel Kobe	34	13	7	14	44	45	−1	46
10	Shimizu S-Pulse	34	11	12	11	42	51	−9	45
11	Kawasaki Frontale	34	13	5	16	52	53	−1	44
12	Cerezo Osaka	34	11	10	13	67	53	+14	43
13	Omiya Ardija	34	10	12	12	38	48	−10	42
14	Albirex Niigata	34	10	9	15	38	46	−8	39
15	Urawa Red Diamonds	34	8	12	14	36	43	−7	36
16	Ventforet Kofu (R)	34	9	6	19	42	63	−21	33	Relegation to 2012 J. League Division 2
17	Avispa Fukuoka (R)	34	6	4	24	34	75	−41	22
18	Montedio Yamagata (R)	34	5	6	23	23	64	−41	21

Updated to match(es) played on December 3, 2011. Source: J.League Division 1
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal differential; 3rd goals scored; 4th head-to-head results; 5th disciplinary points; 6th draw. If two clubs are tied for first place, both clubs will be declared.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

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- League champions also qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage.
- The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League.

Results summary[]

5 March 2011 Round 1	Avispa Fukuoka	0 - 3	Albirex Niigata	LEVEL-5 Stadium
Saturday 14:04		Report	52' Michael, 69' Bruno Lopes, 75' Fujita	Attendance: 10,254 Referee:

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H
Result	L
Position	17

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2011. Source: "World-Football.net".
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

J. League Cup[]

Emperor's Cup[]

2011-10-08 Second round	Avispa Fukuoka	3 – 0	Kōchi University	Fukuyama Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama
15:00	Nakamachi 14' Matsuura 31' Takahashi 64'	Report		Attendance: 938^[1] Referee: Naohito Ogawa

2011-11-16 Third round	Vegalta Sendai	3 – 1	Avispa Fukuoka	Yurtec Stadium Sendai, Sendai
19:00	Tamura 18', 22' Nakashima 82'	Report	Okamoto 68'	Attendance: 4,831^[2] Referee: Tomohiro Inoue

References[]

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League champions also qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage.
The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League.

[2] League champions also qualified for the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup play-off stage.

[3] The winners of the 2011 Emperor's Cup, FC Tokyo, which played in the 2011 J.League Division 2, also qualified for the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League.

[2] "Match No.52 ｜第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会｜大会・試合｜日本サッカー協会".

[3] "Match No.70 ｜第91回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会｜大会・試合｜日本サッカー協会".

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